Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3189, Henry Earl, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Earl, Henry
R. 3189.
CONTENTS

The State of Ohio Lake County ss. On this day of August A.D. 1832. Before me Jerome Palmer Judge of Probate in and for said County, at my office in the Court House at Painesville in the County & State aforesaid personally appeared Henry East a resident & citizen in said County of Lake aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his said Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832, That he volunteered in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 or 76 he thinks for three years and if not so long he served before he left the service between two or three years; that he volunteered at Hackensack in the State of New Jersey where he was born he can not remem- ber the name of the officer he volunteered under he was stationed at the ferry across the Hackensack River in New Jersey which was some fifteen miles up the River by the course of the River and some three or four miles to the Hudson River said ferry was kept up in a big place before the British found it he was in a tract of land between the Hackensack River and the Hudson River by order of General Wayne where command he was under the ferry was kept up in summer and winter except when the River was obstructed by ice which was not often the season would crop said ferry and when in order the main of land between the two Rivers was empty but the officers of the British on the Hudson River at the time of the war go to the west side of the Hackensack which made said ferry very important to the American Army that he was born in Hackensack about the year 1758 and when he volunteered he was 17 or 18 years old, that he believes that his father's family and Robert Greenleaf's family were the only families that resided on said tract of land during the time of said service that the soldiers cropping & recropping assisted

in foreign and were under his command when crossing the ocean, or refused to obey his orders all that was necessary in order to be obeyed was therefore to refuse them to General Wayne, he had no commission during said service unless he had some writing showing that he was detailed to take charge of said force, he does not remember of receiving written discharge but served the full term he was required to serve and relies upon the public records for of his service evidence of his service, he has no documentary evidence of his service nor does he know of any such evidence, about three years after the Revolutionary war he removed to New Brunswick where he resided about thirty four years, then removed to the State of Maine near the River St. John where he remained about eight years then removed to Upper Canada where he remained about ten years then removed to Scotland in the County of Duth where he has since resided, he is no scholar, he never could read nor write, and did not know until quite lately that he was entitled to any pension from the United States has no particular knowledge of the pension therefore did not make application before, he knows of no person now living by whom he can prove his service, he has for about ten years past been acquainted with Rev. James Love by whom he can prove his credibility for truth and veracity, he further states that he never has received any pension or annuity from the United States nor is his name on the pension roll of any State and he relinquishes all claim to a pension from the United States except the present
his Henry X Earl mark
Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of August A.D. 1852.
Attest - Jerome Palmer Probate Judge -

The undersigned a Cergymen and Henry Earl for both residing in Kirtland in the County of Lake hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Earl who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration. That we believe him to be of the age above stated & will 94 years. That we believe from what we have heard him relate that he rendered the services in the Revolutionary war as set forth by him which is generally believed by all who have had an opportunity of hearing him state his services.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 1 st day of August 1852.
Henry Earl
Attest
Jerome Palmer Probate Judge
155 I Jerome Palmer Judge of said Probate Court do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant, was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and I further certify that it appears to me that who has subscribed the above certificate Iman Coe, is a Cergymen resident of Lake Co. Ohio and that Henry Earl who has signed the same is a resident of Kirtland in said County of Lake and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credence. Given under my hand and official Seal this 1 st day of August A.D. 1852.
Attest— Jerome Palmer Probate Judge & Clerk of the Probate Court of said County

I hereby certify that I have always regarded Henry Earl as a man of truth and from what information I can obtain I think he is to be about thirty four years of age.
Freeman Gae
I hereby certify that the said Freeman Gae refused to make oath to the above Certificate signed by Henry Earl Esq but with his own hand made one to which his name is subscribed — at the above date —
Attest James Palmer Probate Judge

V. L. M.
100. B. P. B...
Rev. J. P. Anderson, 607 East Main Avenue, Indianola, Iowa.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 4 th inst., you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. File no. 11188 it is claimed that Henry Kahl was born about 1758 in Hackensack, New Jersey, where he volunteered in 1778 or 1779, and was stationed by order of General Wayne at the ferry on the Hackensack River in New Jersey to ferry soldiers across said River, and so served between two and three years.
He applied for a pension on July 1, 1852, at a residence in Maumee, Wood County, Ohio, but the claim was not allowed as he furnished no proof of military service, as required by the Act of June 7, 1830, under which he applied.
After the Revolution he moved to New Brunswick where he resided about 34 years, then to Maine near the St. John River then to Upper Canada, and then to Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio.
There is no data on file as to his family and the above noted is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very respectfully
Commissioner.

W. H. - Indian Office Dec 4 1918 Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir,
I am very anxious to know if there is any record of the services of my great grandfather Henry Earl. I think he enlisted in Pennsylvania. He served under "Mad Anthony Wayne", Chief informant.

you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
address Mrs. J.P. Anderson Indianapolis
605 E. Salem Av.

1918 Dec. 14 Hist. to Mrs. J. P. Anderson
P. O.
Henry Earl
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: Claim filed too late to be on printed list of rejection.
Re-enlisted: published in 1852.
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

1852 Paineville Lake Co Ohio August 5 th
Hon d Comm ee of Pension Sir
I forward to you the declaration of an old volunteer W m Henry Earl asking for a Pension wh ch there is no doubt rendered the service as stated by him
Yours Respectfully
Harvey Woodworth.

Aug 10/32 Miss. of Henry Paul.
FREE
Miss. of Washington D. C.
Harney Woodworth J. M. Woodworth City of Philadelphia
Hon. Comm.

V N o 38,426 Henry Earl Ohio
Harvey Woodworth Octo 21 1852
3189
Act June 7 1832

Henry Woodworth
104 1/2 3/4
1838
Henry Woodworth

162 Pension Office Octo 21 1852
Sir
The application of Henry Earl of Ohio has been received and filed under the Act of June 7 1837,
The claim cannot be allowed without some proof of service and he has not furnished a particle,
Henry Woodworth Painesville Lake Co Ohio